21 teams compete for the World Championship berth

Coaches after the technical meeting

21 April 2012

Drawing of Lots

The defending champions Ahly in the tough pool B

Sousse, Tunisia, April 20, 2012- The defending champions Al Ahly of Egypt was drawn in the tough pool B along with GSU (KEN), APR (RWA), Agosto (ANG), Inter (Congo Brazzaville) and Esperance (TUN) after the drawing of lots of the 2012 Men’s African Club Championship due to start here in Sousse, Tunisia on Saturday.

The drawing took place at Royal Salem Hotel where the 21 teams were divided into 4 preliminary pools to play in a round robin format.

The eventual champions of this competition will earn a berth at FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar from October 13 to 19.

Twenty one of the strongest clubs on the continent will compete at the tournament. They will be led by defending champions Al Ahly of Egypt who have a record 10 crowns to their name.

Clubs from Egypt have won five out of the last six editions of the tournament and Al Ahly will be hoping to hold off rivals Zamalek, who have won four titles, and Talaea El Guish who were the bronze medallists at the last competiton.

Hosts Tunisia will be represented by three teams led by Sfax who have won five titles, the last in 2005, as well as Esperence (three titles) and Etoile du Sahel (two titles).